Apparently Washington Irving (of Legend of Sleepy Hollow fame) spent some time in Grenada. And out of that came a book full of stories. This volume takes 7 of his tales, adapts them to be a bit more child-friendly and adds illustrations.
I had no idea what to expect. Were the tales linked to each other? Were they horror-ish like Sleepy Hollow?
No (sort of) and no.
Overall I would classify these stories as romanticism, though usually with a twist at the end. And while there are a couple that refer back to other stories overall they are each independent pieces, at least in this subset. It is possible that the larger collection does have more linkages.
These are good stories. Now I am really tempted to buy the originals....
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